We’ll start off with the obvious. A high GMAT score offers many advantages. Here are a few. Benefits of a high GMAT score 1. Differentiation: This is more pronounced when you’re from a highly represented applicant pool – like engineer, or male, or Indian – or all 3 if you’re lucky! 2. Demonstrating intellectual capability: … Read more
Should I take the GMAT online or in person at a test center? It’s a common dilemma many MBA applicants struggle with, as each option has its advantages and disadvantages. Mradul Raj Jain has experienced both formats, multiple times. And on most occasions, he has been disappointed with his experience. He has faced it all … Read more
IIM vs INSEAD is generally not a dilemma for most MBA applicants. For those planning for a long-term management career in India, an IIMA stamp is invaluable. And for international opportunities, INSEAD is one of the strong business school brands you can add to your resume (IIM vs Foreign MBA). Pranav Tandan took the GMAT … Read more
Chartered Accountant and Big 4 auditor, Karthik Venkat, was not in a good space when he came to us. His first GMAT score was 560! And after 4 attempts, the highest he could score was 720. In his view, it was a low GMAT score for his target schools. But he wasn’t going back to … Read more
Many leave their stable 9-to-5 jobs to start their own business in India. Others do it for higher education in USA and across the world. But is an MBA after 30 in India a practical reason to leave a high-paying job and a comfortable life in America? At the age of 33, should one even … Read more
You’ll find many MBA consultant websites that mention that they offer the best consultancy for MBA abroad. More often than not, this claim is less out of arrogance and more from a need to rank on search engines when applicants search for such phrases. Some teams take it to another extreme with separate landing pages … Read more
When you read a title like that, it brings up some questions: Is it easier for women MBA applicants to get into top MBA programs? This is a common perception among Indian applicants, influenced primarily by the MBA class profile data published by business schools. Admission officers of top MBA programs also encourage women applicants … Read more
For Indian students interested in an MBA in Spain, this year’s global MBA ranking includes 5 Spanish business schools in the top 100. But is an MBA in Spain good for Indian students? Whether it is worth it or not depends on what you’re looking for. The medium of instruction in top MBA programs is … Read more
Q. Is 720 a good GMAT score? A. It sure is better that 650. But not as good as a 750+ score. That wasn’t very helpful. So let’s tweak the question and make it a little more specific. Q. Is 720 a good GMAT score for IIM or ISB? A. It’s a tad lower than … Read more
IIMs love acronyms. Here’s one that you may have come across – PGPEM – and wondered what it was, and if it was worth it. The full form of PGPEM is Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management. Offered by IIM Bangalore, it is an executive MBA for working professionals. It’s been around since 1998 but … Read more
When you pitch product company experience versus service company experience, which is better from an MBA admissions perspective? Will one give you an edge over the other? It’s been our experience that not all roles in the larger technology industry are created equal. In a services firm (think the likes of Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, IBM, … Read more
Many assume that their chances of getting into top business schools like the Indian Institutes of Management will plummet if they haven’t worked in a private sector company, or if they have a low GPA. That’s not true. The admissions process for one-year MBA programs offered by IIMs follow the same approach adopted by international … Read more